Debate begins on making up lost school days

Published:February 26, 2003 7:00PM

COLUMBUS (AP) A lawmaker from the southern Ohio region hit hardest by this months storms wants to give schools more excused snow days, but state education officials would rather allow districts to lengthen school days to make up the time. Rep. Todd Book, a Democrat from Portsmouth, said some schools in southern Ohio have been closed up to 21 days.